An underlying view is that Millennials, who are in many cases struggling to pay off enormous student loans, are incredibly envious and angry with the Boomers, whose property and real estate investments have doubled, tripled and in some cases quadrupled or more during the housing boom.

Baby boomers Stephen Franks, a former ACT MP, and Ella Henry, AUT academic, took on Millennials Morgan Godfery and Jessica Palairet in a debate on The Nation.